Kapture co-founders Mike Sarow and Matthew Dooley arrived at the South by Southwest conference after a 16-hour drive looking to gain new insights and leverage existing contacts.

AUSTIN, Texas - Fresh off of raising a $680,000 seed round, Kapture co-founders Mike Sarow and Matthew Dooley arrived at the South by Southwest conference after a 16-hour drive looking to gain new insights and leverage existing contacts as they prepare for the spring launch of their wearable technology product.

Kapture's device, which is worn on the wrist, is always recording and capturing the last 60 seconds of conversation. Users touch the device when they want to save that minute, and then can send the audio file wirelessly to their smartphones to share the content through social media or in an e-mail or text message.

The startup also recently raised $162,386 on Kickstarter, the digital platform that's used to fund projects, and Sarow and Dooley plan to start shipping the device in June.

The Kickstarter campaign also provided critical customer feedback. For example, Kapture is now creating a clip-on recording device after customers said they wanted options.

Sarow and Dooley have high hopes for the 2014 holiday season, and are already planning a promotional effort at next year's SXSW. They sat down with the Enquirer in Austin to discuss their progress to date.

What does the seed round allow you to do?

SAROW: This gives us a runway to get into the market and establish ourselves as we hope to be shipping in June. We'll be revenue generating, the apps will be done, and the product and accessories will be in market. Then it's a matter of whether you want to limp along and grow, but grow pretty slowly as awareness builds, or you want to infuse it with a lot quick growth, and scale with some venture capital.

We've been meeting with venture capitalists over the past couple of weeks. Cintrifuse has been big in that. We're not asking for anything, we're just getting to know the funds. We don't know if we'll go down that road, but we think it's likely.

What did you learn from the Kickstarter campaign?

SAROW: The customer feedback was the most important thing we got out of Kickstarter. We innovated the clip as a part of that feedback. We were being stubborn about only wearing our product on the wrist, and realized that people want options.

DOOLEY: We've taken note of all the ideas that came back. We're focused on getting our first products to market. Then, whether it's the hardware or software side, there will be a series of new releases for us, which is really exciting.

What is the opportunity for audio within the world of social media?

SAROW: Audio's kind of been left behind in the social media realm. There hasn't been a YouTube movement for audio that gives you the ability to quickly share and have digestible content.

DOOLEY: The question is how do you make audio more of a sharable, viral piece of content?

What are you getting out of SXSW?

SAROW: The really strategic people we've met and talked to are all here, people who can help us realize our launch and our goals. And it's a learning experience to understand how we can come down next year and really rock it.

What does the next 12 months look like for you?

SAROW: We feel strongly about the holiday season this year. This past year was hot for wearables, but this next year is going to be even larger.

Technology was all over the news, but people didn't even really know what it meant. Now everybody's going to know. I think it will be a huge season for wearables, and we want to be a big part of that.